Basics of Judaism
- Basic Values and Morality
- Chosen People
- G-d and Torah
- Heaven and Hell
- Other Denominations
- Reward and Punishment
- Science and Torah
- Sin and Repentance
- The Messiah
- Who is a Jew?
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Let US make man II
Genesis 1:26 reads “And G-d said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness..” I know that G-d is one, but I don’t understand why this verse says “us” if he is one. I don’t know if this…
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Understanding Calamity
Can we make a case for the destruction of the twin towers being something that G-d caused in order to wake up mankind they have gone astray and should repent? G-d’s reasons for creating calamity and suffering are beyond our…
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Free Will vs. Divine Control
Do we control what will happen to us in this world by means of our free-will or is our free-will just an illusion to make possible the existence of personal ordeals and G-d really controls what happens? I was told…
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Torah Study Groups
When in history did the study of Torah in groups begin – like we have today? I am not sure what you mean by “in groups like we have today.” But I will try to give you some historical background.…
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Animal Sacrifice, Chicken Waving, and Stoning of Children
Do people still do burnt offerings nowadays with animals? I hope not. I know we no longer obey laws of stoning rebellious children to death. I have heard about the chicken twirling on Yom Kippur, also no longer practiced among…
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Converts and Mt. Sinai
I have read that it is a belief of Judaism that the souls of all Jews were present when Moses received the law at Mt.Sinai. This obviously cannot be the same case for converts. I have also read that a…
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Basic Values and Morality, Criminal Law, Judaism and Non-Jews, Laws of Damages, Reward and Punishment, The Jewish Legal System
Death Penalty and Noahide Laws
I was studying something which quoted the Talmud as saying that all seven Noahide laws are capital crimes. What do I make of this? Does Judaism say that a non-Jew is supposed to be executed for any crime, including, for…
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Torah and the Akashic Record
There is a new movie starring Kirk Douglas called “Illusion” that discusses the Akashic Record. What is the Jewish Philosophy regarding the existence of an Akashic Record? We actually do believe in a form of Akashic Record. I’m not sure…
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Retirement
What do the Jewish Texts and thinkers say about retirement? That is an interesting question. Certainly, we can understand that everyone reaches a point in their lives when their profession is too difficult or too tedious to continue. However, while…